If network discovery is not enabled on your laptop, you must complete the configuration and setup using this task.
Procedure
- Cable and configure your laptop or console:
- Set the console port on the laptop or console to 115,200 baud with N-8-1.
Note: See your laptop or console's online help for how to configure the console port.
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Connect the console cable to the laptop or console, and connect the console port on the controller using the console cable that came with your system.
- Connect the laptop or console to the switch on the management subnet.
- Assign a TCP/IP address to the laptop or console, using one that is on the management subnet.
- Plug the power cords into the controller power supplies, and then connect them to power sources on different circuits.
- Turn on the power switches to both nodes.
Note: Intial booting may take up to eight minutes.
- Assign an initial node management IP address to one of the nodes.
If the management network has DHCP... |
Then... |
Configured |
Record the IP address assigned to the new controllers. |
Not configured |
- Open a console session using PuTTY, a terminal server, or the equivalent for your environment.
Note: Check your laptop or console's online help if you do not know how to configure PuTTY.
- Enter the management IP address when prompted by the script.
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- Using System Manager
on your laptop or console, configure your cluster:
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Point your browser to the node management IP address.
Note: The format for the address is https://x.x.x.x.
- Configure the system using the data you collected in the NetApp ONTAP
Configuration guide.
- Verify the health of your system by running Config Advisor.
- After you have completed the initial configuration, go to the NetApp ONTAP Resources page for information about configuring additional features in ONTAP.
Note: The default port configuration for Unified configuration systems is CNA mode; if connecting to an FC host network, you have to modify the ports for FC mode.